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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan to contribute 34.5 billion yen. to global vaccine development

The Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The government intends to contribute an additional 300 million dollars (about 34.5 billion yen) to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) over the next five years, according to sources.

The government aims to help strengthen measures against infectious diseases around the world and increase Japan's presence in the field of global health by making an additional contribution to the international framework, which supports the development of vaccines against diseases such as COVID-19.

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